3 Gun Q&A

[jeremy155rr]

I'm very familiar with IDPA and USPSA shooting having been involved with them since 2007, but I've never attempted 3 Gun.  Mainly because it is too dang expensive ammo wise.  I will try it though, but have no idea what i'm doing.  I've got most if not all of the gear anyhow.  I do have one question that is bothering me.... What choke to people use most of all in the shotgun?  I've heard modified and IC depending on COF but I was wanting a more exclusive answer I guess.  I mean, if you could only use one choke, regardless of course of fire and ammo needed what would it be?

[Jonnin]

one that allows you to use a slug, so either no choke or whatever the one is that is safe (I get the names mixed) .

[DBTN]

Depends on your shotgun and choke combination pattern.  In general, whatever choke allows you to knock down 4-6 inch steel plates from 10-25 yards while using 1145fps 7.5 or 8 shot.  In general that is going to be a light modified or modified choke.  How close no-shot targets are also factors in to the decision.  

 

I use a light modified choke 95% of the time.

[Spiffy]

Depends on your shotgun and choke combination pattern.  In general, whatever choke allows you to knock down 4-6 inch steel plates from 10-25 yards while using 1145fps 7.5 or 8 shot.  In general that is going to be a light modified or modified choke.  How close no-shot targets are also factors in to the decision.  

 

I use a light modified choke 95% of the time.

 

That is the answer you will see 99% of the time.  They don't use slugs much at Cleveland or ORSA, or much buckshot.  Most shotgun stages are clays and poppers that I have seen. Some of the bigger matches might use them I don't know.

If your just shooting up at ORSA just show up and as most club matches at ORSA they will get ya lined out.  Make sure you got $10 for chamber flags if you don't have any they are required.

[Jonnin]

Hmm, have not been able to go in a while, but when I was going cleveland had 1 slug per every other match, on the average.  Not a lot, but keep it in mind --- and the answer is due to the question "if I could only have one for ALL possible stages..."

[Spiffy]

Hmm, have not been able to go in a while, but when I was going cleveland had 1 slug per every other match, on the average.  Not a lot, but keep it in mind --- and the answer is due to the question "if I could only have one for ALL possible stages..."

 

I have shot there 6 or 7 times for 3 guns and never saw a required slug. There was an option once to use slugs instead of pistol for 4 targets at the back of the bay but I don't think anyone went that route that I saw.

[RWF]

LM